A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 156

His grandfather's words hit Jack's heart like a thousand nails, as his eyes went red with rage and he clenched his fists hard with frustration. "So let me get this straight. You're basically taking his side. I'm your grandson, and we are related by blood. Jacob was just someone you adopted; he's just a bastard..."

"Pah!" Jack was interrupted by a tight slap across his face that took the words right out of his mouth.

The old man's eyes were cold and expressionless. Just the way he carried himself, indicated that he was still capable of being ruthless even in his old age. "If I ever hear you talking like that again, you will regret it," his cold and forbidding voice, expressed his anger adequately.

Frustrated, Jack was not happy with his grandfather's treatment at all. 'Why! Why does Jacob always have dominance over me?' Jack thought. Jacob was merely an orphan adopted by the Gu Family.

Muddled and furious, Jack was not in the right state of mind to form proper thoughts, let alone comprehend his grandfather's motives.

"If you want something, you should go out and take it with your own hands. Crying around like a loser is not going to do you any good. Crap!" said Jack's grandfather.

Jack pressed his lips tightly. He would be a fool to deny that Jacob was the man pulling all the strings.

Jack gritted his teeth so hard, and the headache was starting to become unbearable. The seeds of resentment that were planted a while back had finally sprouted into full grown hatred in his heart.

"Since you are here, you should take her with you," said old Mr. Gu, as he coughed lightly and signalled the butler with his eyes.

Soon, the butler appeared before them with her.

"Rose!" exclaimed Jack, as he watched her walk towards him. His glance swept over her swollen stomach. With a disappointed expression on his face, he said,"You didn't get an abortion! How dare you..."

"I'm sorry, Jack! I couldn't. I couldn't give it up. After all, it's our baby..." Rose muttered carefully. She looked very gaunt.

"We will talk about this later. Get out of here!" he said. Jack grabbed her hand and dragged Rose out of there forcibly. He didn't take her feelings or the baby's well-being into consideration as he yanked her out of the door.

When they left the Gu Mansion, the butler, walked up to Mr. Gu and slowly said,"Sir, do you think... it will turn out all right if we just let it be?"

Mr. Gu's face darkened with bitterness as he said,"Let's wait and see for a while longer."

In other words, he wasn't planning on doing anything about it.

Jack pushed Rose into his car. Having been roughed up and pushed around, Rose cried out helplessly, out of concern,"Honey, take it easy..."

"Don't call me honey. You repulse me!" replied Jack.

Rose immediately corrected herself and said,"Mr. Jack, my stomach pain is killing me. Will you please take me to the hospital?"

"Stomach pain?" Jack burst out mockingly. Jack quickly sat on the driver's seat and smiled back at her with malice in his eyes. He continued,"That's good. Perhaps you will lose the baby."

Nonplussed, Rose shut her mouth and did not dare to utter another word. She just put her arms around her stomach defensively. It was clear to her that nobody wanted her child to come to the world, but it was the only trump card she had left, so she made sure to hold on to it tightly.

Fortunately, the words of Jack's grandfather gave her soul the solace and assurance she needed to bear Jack's child.

Exasperated, Jack realized he was completely out of his depth. He knew exactly what Jacob intend to accomplish by getting him trapped in with Rose, but he couldn't let Jacob have his way.

Under the secret instruction of Jacob, the news of Jack and Rose's marriage soon spread across Jingshi City and the headlines of every major media outlet in the country.

The female colleagues, who once worked together with Rose and often flattered her, were filled with jealousy after they heard the news.

"Yeah! Sooner or later, you will end up with the person who will stand by you forever." The longer they got along with Emily, the more they realized that she was a gentle and kind lady. Gradually, they had the courage to talk freely with her like this.

"That's true." They all made a cheerful gesture and said,"Miss Emily, we wish you and Mr. Jacob all the happiness in the world."

Emily,"Huh? ? ?"

Muddled, Emily was at a loss of words. What the hell was happening? What were they talking about?

Emily did not find the answers to her questions, until she went to see Jacob. When she got to his office, she saw the news of Jack and Rose's wedding on the headlines of a newspaper on Jacob's desk.

"They are going to get married?" she asked. Emily was finding it hard to believe. She had been so immersed in her work for the past few days that she had completely lost track of what was happening in the world. She wasn't prepared to hear such a blockbuster of a news all of a sudden.

"Are you upset?" asked Jacob, as he stood up, and looked her straight in the eye. He was unable to tell whether Emily was glad or sad from her facial expression.

Emily looked at his face, lost in her own thoughts. She knew she could not hide anything from Jacob, so she decided to speak her mind. "I don't care whether Jack is getting married or not. I'm just upset that he's going to marry Rose. After everything she has done, it just feels wrong that she ended up getting what she wanted in the end," she said.

"You really think so?" he asked.

"You don't believe me?" Emily was displeased.

"I do," assured Jacob. He reached out and squeezed her rosy cheeks, then he put his finger on her lips, and said,"I'm glad that you decided to tell me your real thoughts. I should have taken that into account before."

It took Emily a while to understand what Jacob meant. When she had finally caught on, she looked at Jacob with surprise and gasped. "You mean this was your idea?" she asked.